Vehicle drivetrain with active magnetic bearings

US10119592B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Elwha LLC · US

Inventors

• Geoffrey F. Deane · Bellevue, US
• Philip A. Eckhoff · Bellevue, US
• Bran Ferren · Beverly Hills, US
• William Gates · Redmond, US
• W. Daniel Hillis · Calabasas, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Muriel Y. Ishikawa · Livermore, US
• Edward K.Y. Jung · Bellevue, US
• Jordin T. Kare · Seattle, US
• John Latham · Boulder, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Robert C. Petroski · Seattle, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• David B. Tuckerman · Lafayette, US
• Thomas A. Weaver · San Mateo, US
• Charles Whitmer · North Bend, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Victoria Y.H. Wood · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 6, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2001/103
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle drivetrain includes a magnetic bearing. The vehicle drivetrain includes a motor configured to provide a rotational driving force. The rotational driving force is received by a shaft, and the magnetic bearing is configured to support the shaft. The shaft is configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle.